I have always been offered salaries greater than I was expecting plus all the extras and bonuses from the outset, so never really had to negotiate much. It all very much depends on what sort of impression you make on an employer. If they think you're the best thing since sliced bread, then they will do whatever they can to get you working for them. If your not very self confident then your probably gonna have to start at the bottom and fight your way up.
Russ -----Original Message----- From: Steve Brownlee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15 December 2006 16:32 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Coldfusion salaries - Nashville, TN My first mother-in-law was a top-notch, nationally recognized professional coach and she taught me a few things about interviews and jobs that have served my very well over the years. 1. Companies can always afford to pay you more than they offer you. 2. Always counter-offer their proposed salary. It's expected, even if they say no. 3. If they give you the first opportunity to say what salary you are expecting, they are unwittingly giving you a position of strength. Take the number you would expect to get for this position and add $15,000 dollars. It's a fantastic place to start negotiations from. Now, these are very hard steps to take. These are skills that we are not born with and we've been indoctrinated during our entire lives to not negotiate when it comes to salaries as it might come across as greedy. Your first attempt at negoating will be very uncomfortable. Try practicing it with a family member or a friend, just to get comfortable with the conversation. The company wants to offer you as little as possible for your skills, and you should be asking for the most amount possible for your skills. More often than not, a compromise that makes both parties happy occurs. Good luck! Steve Brownlee http://www.fusioncube.net/ -----Original Message----- From: Andy Matthews [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 7:17 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Coldfusion salaries - Nashville, TN Hey everyone... I've been offered a position with a company here in Nashville, TN. Everything that I've seen so far about the offer sounds great, including the pay. I just wanted to ask a a few general questions because I don't like talking about money. 1) Should I take the first offer they make? Should I counteroffer for the sake of counteroffering? 2) Where can I go to find real-world salaries? I checked Salary.com but their listings for my area seem really high. Thanks in advance everyone. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:264145 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
